VIA EPIA ( VIA Embedded Platform Innovative Architecture) is a series of mini-ITX, em-ITX, nano-ITX, pico-ITX and pico-ITXe motherboards with integrated VIA processors. They are small and consume less power than computers of comparable capabilities.
VIA EPIA ( VIA Embedded Platform Innovative Architecture) is a series of mini-ITX, em-ITX, nano-ITX, pico-ITX and pico-ITXe motherboards with integrated VIA processors. They are small and consume less power than computers of comparable capabilities.
The VIA EPIA motherboards have the following designators: [1]
| Code | Definition |
|---|---|
| A | Configured without TV-out |
| E | Fanless configuration |
| G | RoHS-compliant |
| L | Configured with Gigabit LAN (where this is optional) |
| T | With TPM |
All connections apart from the VGA and network connection are only onboard for reasons of space.
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